Vampire Survivors’ Ode to Castlevania DLC is more than worth the $4

Action survival roguelike Vampire survivors is already one of the best offers in gaming. For five bucks you get an endlessly replayable pastime full of unlockable characters, dozens of weapons to experiment with, and clever secrets to discover. The game’s latest add-on, From Castlevaniasomehow manages to make the original offering seem weak in comparison.

Maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania Underpromises what it offers for an additional $3.99. This is more than just a love letter to three decades of Castlevania games; It’s a comprehensive homage to the inspiration behind it Vampire survivors

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From Castlevania Features a huge new stage to explore, vaguely reminiscent of Dracula’s castle. There are some inspirations from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night to its structure, as the map contains replicas of boss arenas and teleportation rooms that you can move around the massive footprint. But exploring on foot is one of the best ways to appreciate what developer Poncle has created here with its homage to the Metroidvania-style maps that made the Castlevania series popular again.

Poncle advertised From Castlevania with “over 20 new characters”, including various Belmonts, Belnades, good old Alucard and lots of deep series cuts. Without giving away any surprises, “20-plus” hilariously undercuts the number of new characters players can unlock and play as in the DLC.

Not much has changed about the campaign itself. veteran Vampire survivors

Players will dive right into the game’s routine of dodging hordes of enemies while searching for XP and strategizing for their random build. But From Castlevania Contains tons of secrets, new weapons to equip (including eight new whips alone), and more than a few surprising twists on the standard Vampire survivors Gameplay Players will easily invest dozens of hours into the DLC to experience everything.

Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania offers more than just more. It’s also something of a highlight for the game, as the enemy sprites, borrowed from and inspired by the 2D Castlevania games, are nicer than what Poncle has offered in the past – some of which look like fake ones, legally different versions of graphical elements felt made by Konami. And for the Castlevania music lover, virtually every memorable song and theme from that series is represented here in some form.

From Castlevania is a fitting title for Poncle’s latest expansion for Vampire survivors. It’s clear that love for the franchise led to this Vampire survivorsCreation is shown here. With From CastlevaniaThe game’s developers now share that love with all of us.

Vampire survivors And From Castlevania are available for Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, giving almost everyone the opportunity to enjoy a piece of Castlevania nostalgia.